<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"With Jerome, by his energy, he creates plays. And then he knows how to pass, and he knows how to dribble the ball. When he has the ball, you feel comfortable and confident. And whenever he makes a mistake, it's because he plays so hard, you don't even question, you never even think about it. Because you know he's going to make it up at some point of the game." ? Stephon Marbury ?I never make any requests in basketball when they pay me every week. I'm going to go out there and play hard if I'm coming in the last minute of the fourth or first minute of the first quarter.? -- Jerome Williams SEASON HIGHS: POINTS: 15, twice ASSISTS: 4* (Jan 9 vs. Portland) REBOUNDS: 11 (Jan 11 vs. New Orleans) 10+ REBOUND GAMES: 2 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (PTS-REB): 1 THE SEASON In his ninth NBA season, The Junk Yard Dog became an instant Garden favorite with his emotional style and defensive intensity. . .Over 79 games (four starts), averaged 4.5 ppg and 3.6 rpg, shooting .502 from the field (122-243 FGA) over 15.3 mpg. . .Shot .669 (115-172 FTA) from the line. Led Knicks in rebounds once. . .Had two 10+ rebound games and one double-double (12 pts, 11 reb vs. Hornets, Jan 11). . .Recorded 10 double-figure scoring efforts. Recorded his fourth career +.500 shooting season (best FG pct. since he shot career-high .564 for Pistons in 1999-2000). . .41% of his total rebounds were on the offensive end (115 of 283 total). . .Had at least three offensive boards in 14 games, including two games with five offensive rebs. . .Logged second-highest games-played total of career (79, topped only by 82 w/Pistons in 1999-2000). . .Logged 30+ minutes three times. . .Scoring (4.5) and rebounding (3.6) averages were lowest since his rookie season (1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg for Pistons in 1996-97). . .Went 0-5 from Downtown and is now 1-26 (.038) career from three-point range. Made four starts on the season (Knicks 1-3) in wake of Tim Thomas injury (knee-calf) in January. . .Started four straight contests, Jan 9-17, with Thomas sidelined. . .As a starter, averaged 8.3 ppg (33), 6.5 rpg (26) and shot 12-23 FGA (.522) over 31.3 mpg (125). . .Double-figure scoring twice as a starter. Missed just one game due to injury (Feb 7 at Utah, bruised right foot). . .DNP (CD) twice (Feb 4 at Sacramento, March 6 vs. Warriors).</div> Knicks.com Everybody has to love Jerome Williams a.k.a. the Junk Yard Dog. Anytime Williams steps onto the hardwood he comes with endless energy, hustle and defensive intensity ? something the Knicks have been lacking as a team this season. I didn?t really know too much about him before, but after he came here in the Crawford deal, I know, and I sure won?t forget him anytime soon! The MSG crowd loves Jerome Williams because of his energy an exciting play. If you simply do your job, MSG will love you and Jerome does his job and more. His [IMGR]http://www.nba.com/media/knicks/playground_050519.jpg[/IMGR] emotional and entertaining style always has everyone on their feet; especially when he scores and the announcer says Jeroooooome Williams!! Then he plays the barking of a dog. I love it when they do that! Another thing I love about him is the way he?s so giving towards the community. He?s either at the NBA store reading books for children, or building playgrounds or anything else positive to influence the community. Williams is an example on and off the court and it?s official; instead of being like Mike, we should all be like Jerome!
Jerome is the man, I wish he got more minutes, he's probably the best rebounder on the Knicks, and next best defender to Kurt Thomas Yeh his offense is shitty, but he brings so much energy and hope to a team, he's very important to us
JYD is the man. He's our biggest leader next to Steph. His outstanding hustle and energy makes him a great player. What's best is that it rubs off in the other knicks.
I think everyone loves JYD, no way that you can hate on a guy with that much love for the game and for people from all places. JYD is the man! I would love to get him back in Toronto if we didn't have to sacrifice much... obviously you guys love him too.
AMEN. When we lsot JYD it was a little bit of a hearbreaker. But he fits in anywhere. He is one of the best personalities the league has. but... bring him back to toronto . When's he a FA?
He got the Community Assist Award for May! <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">BROOKLYN, NY, June 22, 2005 -- Forever the canine conqueror, New York Knicks forward Jerome ?Junk Yard Dog? Williams has won the NBA Community Assist Award for the month of May, 2005. ?Winning this, it?s awesome,? said a visibly elated Williams. ?It means so much to me. Knowing that people appreciate and recognize the things that I do only serves to motivate me to do even more.? That would be difficult, indeed; during the month of May, Williams, along with other Knicks players, joined the Madison Square Garden Cheering for Children Foundation and the Association to Benefit Children to build a playground to serve homeless, disadvantaged, and mentally fragile children and their families. Williams also participated in a slew of other community activities, mainly through his non-profit ?JYD Project? which has already touched over 90.000 children?s lives in a very personal manner over the past few years. ? Mentoring children and developing our youth is so crucial to me,? he said. ?As I give 110 per cent out on the court every night, I try to give the same effort to the children of the community.? </div> Knicks.com
